Vegan Diet May Help People Eat Less Without Going Hungry

A low-fat vegan diet may help people lose weight without asking them to count calories or deliberately shrink their meals. New research suggests the reason...

Vitamins That May Calm Inflammation

Inflammation is one of the body’s basic defense systems. When you are injured or infected, the immune system sends cells and chemical signals to the...

Scientists Find a Way to Cut Lab-Grown Meat Production Costs by Up to 90%

Cultivated meat could become much cheaper to produce thanks to a new recycling system that uses tiny algae to turn production waste back into...

Could Vitamin C Protect Brain Health in Older People?

Scientists have discovered another possible link between everyday nutrition and brain health. In a new study led by Hirosaki University in Japan, older adults with...

Can Vitamins Help Calm Chronic Inflammation?

Inflammation is one of the body's natural defense systems. When you are injured or develop an infection, the immune system sends cells and chemical...

Vitamin D May Help Slow a Sign of Aging

Vitamin D is best known for helping the body build and maintain strong bones. But a large clinical trial suggests this common vitamin may...

Plant Foods May Change What Gut Bacteria Eat

Plant-based foods may do more for the gut than simply provide fiber. Two new studies suggest that parts of plants that resist normal digestion can...

Which Vitamins Really Help Your Kidneys?

The kidneys do much more than remove waste from the blood. They also help control blood pressure, balance water and minerals, support red blood...

Plant Foods Do More Than Feed You—They Reprogram Your Gut Bacteria

Eating more plant foods has long been linked to better health. People who regularly eat vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, and whole grains tend to have...

Belly Fat and Low Vitamin D May Be a Dangerous Mix

Having too much fat around the waist and very low vitamin D levels at the same time may be especially risky after age 50. A...